Year: 2015

Bark in the Park 2015 – Ballymena

Bark in the Park will be held in Ballymena this weekend on Saturday 8th August. Kicking off at 12.00 and running until 3.00pm Bark in the Park is a great day out for dogs, dog owners and animal lovers. Grove Vets from Ballymena will be there to meet your dog and offer free check ups. What a great opportunity! Read about Grove Vets here. Bring your dog down to socialise with others, join in the games and maybe even win an award. The event is held at the Ecos Centre and is run in conjunction with the Ballymena Dogs Trust. Here...

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Customer Service done well

We all enjoy being treated well when we are the customer being served by a business. When we go to the supermarket, meet a friend for coffee, eat at a restaurant, go to the dentist, have our car repaired or go for a haircut… customer service done well makes us happy and keeps us coming back. Bad customer service can turn us off a business for years, maybe forever. It’s important. Ballymena Today top tips for customer service done well • Smile, it costs nothing • Approach people, ask if you can assist them • Give people space, don’t hover around them • The real person in front of you takes priority over phone-calls. Always • Customers don’t need to hear all about your personal life. Be wise with your words • Odd requests from customers should be met with effort to help, not an ‘I don’t know’ • Ask colleagues for help • Never talk about customers in front of other customers • Don’t criticise or blame colleagues in front of customers • Guys are men, don’t refer to female customers are ‘guys.’ Ever • Be confident, friendly, respectful and articulate… work on these a lot Customer service done well is an ever-present learning experience for anyone in business. We need to work hard every time we interact with customers and some people find some aspects easier than others. Working with people,...

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Exercising in Ballymena

Ballymena offers lots of options for exercising – either at a gym or class in the Flamingo, Studio Shake or a local centre or with groups who train together. If you are new to exercising and want to try and get a little bit fitter then there are lots of options which aren’t intimidating or over the top. Walking Walking is one of the best ways to start if you haven’t exercised for a while. Head out for a walk around town, or head out and take advantage of one of our local walkways. Head to the Ecos Centre and...

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Guitar Strings from Red Star Music

Ballymena Business Red Star Music sell guitar strings for acoustic, electric and bass guitars. Guitar strings do need changed regularly depending on how often you play and how often you clean your guitar. Oil and dirt from our hands mean that eventually the strings on your guitar will need to be changed. Not sure if you need new strings on you guitar? here are a few signs that its time for a change; The strings sound dull The strings are difficult to tune and keep in tune The strings are discoloured or dirty If you have an acoustic guitar and think that its time for a new set of strings then here is a helpful video from Martin Guitars showing you how to put on some new strings. If you need to buy new strings for you guitar or need some advice about changing strings or tuning then call in with the staff as Red Star Music. Red Star stock Martin guitar strings alongside a variety of other brands and the staff will help you to get the right product for your guitar. Call to the store at John Street and get guitar strings from Red Star...

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Man United Supporters v’s Liverpool Supporters Charity Match

Ballee Liverpool supporters will be taking on Ballee Manchester United supporters on Friday 7th August at 7.00pm. Man United Supporters v’s Liverpool Supporters Charity Match The Showgrounds in Ballymena will host the epic battle which has already raised over £4000 over the past 2 years. This year the proceeds will go towards helping those with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, a cause chosen a young local girl from Ballymena who has had a very difficult start to life with loads of operations. Read more here. Afterwards there will be a raffle which will include Manchester United tickets, signed Carl Frampton gloves and more. Well...

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